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Chicago police detectives have launched an intensive investigation into a deadly domestic incident that left a 38-year-old suspect dead after he stabbed a young woman in the Englewood neighborhood.
The violent series of events unfolded at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Friday night inside a residential property situated in the 400 block of West Marquette Road.
According to preliminary investigative data from the Chicago Police Department, the incident began as a verbal altercation between the 38-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman.
The domestic argument eventually turned physical inside the South Side home, prompting the male suspect to escalate the violence.
Investigators stated that the suspect suddenly pulled out a sharp cutting object and plunged it directly into the 22-year-old woman’s stomach.
Following the initial stabbing action, the male suspect aggressively forced the bleeding victim out of the house and onto the exterior property grounds.
An alert female acquaintance who was present inside the West Marquette Road residence observed the ongoing physical assault from a window or doorway.
The witness quickly retrieved a personal handgun, stepped outside into the evening air, and intervened directly in the altercation to protect the victim.
The armed woman allegedly discharged her weapon multiple times at the moving suspect, striking the 38-year-old attacker directly in his chest.
Emergency medical teams arrived on the Englewood block shortly after regional dispatchers received multiple panicked calls regarding shots fired.
Paramedics stabilized the wounded male suspect and rushed him via ambulance to a nearby trauma hospital for emergency surgical intervention.
Medical staff provided immediate life-saving care in the emergency wing, but physicians ultimately pronounced the 38-year-old man dead a short time later.
First responders also treated the 22-year-old female stabbing victim before transporting her to a regional medical center for specialized abdominal treatment.
Hospital administrators confirmed on Saturday morning that the young woman survived the assault and remains resting in good medical condition.
Responding patrol officers quickly located the female shooter at the scene and placed her under administrative arrest without any further physical resistance.
Law enforcement personnel recovered the specific semi-automatic firearm utilized in the protective shooting directly from the property grounds during the arrest sequence.
Area One detectives spent the overnight hours documenting the interior apartment layout, searching for ballistic casings, and interviewing nearby block residents.
Community safety organizers are currently using this localized event to highlight the critical importance of secure residential lock systems and active neighbor safety networks.
Local domestic violence advocacy networks advise anyone facing an escalating domestic dispute to immediately utilize emergency cellular lines before an argument turns physical.
The Chicago Police Department has classified the active South Side death investigation as a domestic-related incident with pending criminal charges.
The identity of the deceased 38-year-old male suspect is being withheld by authorities pending formal notification of his immediate family by the county medical examiner.
Officials request that anyone possessing supplementary details regarding the history of the parties involved call the Area One Detective Division at (312) 747-8380.
